Dictionary meanings for avarṇa from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
a. 1. Colourless, having no marks.
2 Bad, low, destitute of good qualities. rṇaḥ 1 Scandal, ill-repute, stigma, spot; soḍhuṃ na ta- tpūrvamavarṇamīśe R. 14. 38.
2 Blame, censure; na cāvadadbharturavarṇamāryā 57 spoke no ill words.
3 Epithet of 18 letters according to thasva, dīrgha, pluta, udātta, anudātta &c. Comp. vādaḥ reproach, censure.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
mfn. having no outward appearance S3vetUp., colourless (Comm.; said of Nara nara and Na1ra1syan2a nārāsyaṇa) MBh. iii, 8384 103,1 17985 m. no praise, blame, speaking ill of Ragh. xiv, 38 and 57; Ra1jat. 013138 103,1 17986 mfn. not praising, speaking ill of Buddh.; Jain. 013139 103,1 17987 m. censure, blame L. 013140 103,1 17988
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. the vowel a or ā APra1t. 013144 103,1 17993
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